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22 in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight

23 if ye continue in the faith grounded and settled and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard and which is preached to every creature which is under heaven, of which I Paul am made a minister,

24 who now rejoice in my sufferings for you and fulfill in my flesh that which is lacking of the tribulations of the Christ for his body’s sake, which is the congregation, {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones}

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22 But now he has reconciled(A) you by Christ’s physical body(B) through death to present you(C) holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation(D) 23 if you continue(E) in your faith, established(F) and firm, and do not move from the hope(G) held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven,(H) and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.(I)

Paul’s Labor for the Church

24 Now I rejoice(J) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(K) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(L)

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